Ng uses time in several ways. First she lays the groundwork in the present, which introduces the reader to the character. It isnt so much a character development but more of a character breakdown to a partial development. It is almost a cycle but not quite. She implements this by ... Read More

A sentence is a combination of words that are conjoined together to convey an idea, description, or event. Its boundaries can be recognized easily as it starts with a capital letter and ends with a terminal punctuation mark such as a period, exclamation mark, or a question mark. It is ... Read More

To What Extent Does the Nature of Language Illuminate Our Understanding of theRelation Between Knowledge of Ourselves and Knowledge of Others?More than any other thing, the use of language sets humankind apart from theremainder of the animal kingdom. There is some debate as to where the actualboundary between language and ... Read More

Todiscuss arbitrariness we must first define what exactly we mean. In order for human communication to takeplace, humans must, ordinarily, converse among themselves by producing sounds. Over the aeons we have assigned meanings tothe groupings of sounds we call words.We had to do this because, for instance, there was no ... Read More

When it comes to psycholinguistics, we always come to face a difficult question How is it so natural that anything linguistic is produced from nonlinguistic mental states in our brain? This is actually in the same vein as the question that kept haunting cognitive scientists for decades How does a ... Read More

PsycholinguisticsThe Language Module DebateOne of the most fervent ongoing debates in the field of psycholinguistics today is one regarding two approaches to the subject, modular versus interactive. These two theories offer contrasting views on how human language developed, and on the implications for studying language. The modular view, such as ... Read More

Neuro-Linguistic ProgrammingNeuro-linguistic programming, or NLP, was developed in 1975 by mathematician Richard Bandler and linguist John Grinder as a means of understanding how people process information. Neuro-linguistic processing can be applicable when dealing with the study of social perception, which deals with how we make impressions and inferences of other ... Read More

I have a "voice" in my head, but it is not sound-based. I am a visual being, so in my head, I either seeASLAmerican Sign Language signs, or pictures, or sometimes printed words. This response is not an anomaly in the deaf community when it comes to describing the inner-voice ... Read More

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average American spends about a third of their life asleep. During this time, our minds do an incredible job convincing us that we are in situations that, no matter how bizarre, seem real while asleep. Upon waking, our perception of these stories ... Read More

The topic which I chose to write about is Language and Culture Identity. We live in a society filled with people who have different ethnic backgrounds, beliefs, and life experiences. These components help to influence our personal traits and the ways that we think and act. When interacting with others ... Read More

Fern Cooke the ultimate English Language Learner, or not?Fern Cooke is introduced to the English language by her parents in the exact same manner as her sister, Rosemary the only difference being that Fern is a chimp. Their behavioral psychologist father conducts an experiment from birth, observing Fern and Rosemarys ... Read More